Gentoo Highway

Gentoo Penguin
(Pygoscelis papua)

Penguins, with the exception of Emperor Penguins, cannot nest on ice - their eggs would freeze and die before hatching. All other species of Penguins, such as these Gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) establish their colonies in rocky outcrops, sometimes really far from the sea. The continuous commuting of thousands of penguins, from the colony to the sea and back, excavate these "Penguin Highways" in the ice.

Gentoo Highway

Gentoo Penguin
(Pygoscelis papua)

Penguins, with the exception of Emperor Penguins, cannot nest on ice - their eggs would freeze and die before hatching. All other species of Penguins, such as these Gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) establish their colonies in rocky outcrops, sometimes really far from the sea. The continuous commuting of thousands of penguins, from the colony to the sea and back, excavate these "Penguin Highways" in the ice.

Gentoo Highway

Penguins, with the exception of Emperor Penguins, cannot nest on ice - their eggs would freeze and die before hatching. All other species of Penguins, such as these Gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) establish their colonies in rocky outcrops, sometimes really far from the sea. The continuous commuting of thousands of penguins, from the colony to the sea and back, excavate these "Penguin Highways" in the ice.